Ummless

Getting Started

What is Ummless?

Most voice-to-text tools give you raw dictation — full of filler words, incomplete thoughts, and rough phrasing. Ummless goes further. It takes your raw speech and refines it through an AI pipeline with customizable presets, so the output is ready to use immediately.

It runs as a native macOS app in your menu bar. Press a hotkey, speak your mind, and get back clean text formatted exactly how you need it.

Quick Start

1. Create an account

Sign up at ummless.com to create your account. Your presets, settings, and session history sync across devices.

2. Download the desktop app

Head to the download page and install the macOS app. It runs as a menu bar application — no dock icon, always available.

3. Sign in

Open the app from your menu bar and sign in with your account. This connects the desktop app to your cloud-synced presets and settings.

4. Your first recording

  1. Press Cmd+Shift+Space to open the recording palette
  2. Click the record button and speak naturally
  3. Select one or more refinement presets (e.g., "Professional", "Concise")
  4. Click refine — watch Claude process your text in real time
  5. Copy the polished output and paste it wherever you need it

Core Concepts

Speech-to-Text (Whisper)

Ummless uses OpenAI's Whisper model for speech recognition. The model runs locally on your machine for speed and privacy — your audio never leaves your device for transcription.

AI Refinement (Claude)

After transcription, Claude processes your text based on your selected presets. This is where "uh, so basically the thing with the auth flow" becomes "The auth flow should validate the token before redirecting."

Presets

Presets control how Claude refines your text. They're categorized by tone, format, audience, and domain. You can stack multiple presets and create your own. See the presets documentation for details.

Dashboard

The web dashboard at ummless.com/dashboard shows your recording history, manages presets, and configures settings. Everything syncs in real time with the desktop app.

Next Steps